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IRS Forced To Release Names Of Targeted Groups

by admin | Apr 24, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes April 24th, 2015 So we had another Tea Party decision on April 1 of all days. NorCal Tea Party Patriots is one of the ten organizations in a lawsuit against the IRS because of delays and intrusive scrutiny while they were...

Minority Shareholders Liable For Part Of Corporate Income Tax

by admin | Apr 23, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes April 23rd, 2015 The Tax Court decision in the case of William Kardash and Charles Robb is one of those where the back story is quite a bit more interesting than the decision. The problems of Mr. Kardash and Mr. Robb are...

Detective’s Vacation And Sick Time Not Excluded From Taxable Income

by admin | Apr 22, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes April 22nd, 2015 Clarence William Speer was in Tax Court recently over the $53,513 of unused vacation and sick time that he was paid when he retired in 2009. Now I have these rules about who I root for in Tax Court cases....

Superior Point Of Sale Software Does Not Mix Well With Skimming

by admin | Apr 20, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes April 20th, 2015 The Micros Systems Inc point of sales system for restaurants seems pretty slick. MICROS provides comprehensive restaurant point-of-service (POS) solutions that can be scaled to meet the needs of every type...

Heir Of Honduran Timber Fortune Wins Large Refund In Tax Court

by admin | Apr 15, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes April 15th, 2015 Jose Lamas Sr. is quite a guy. Cuban by birth, he fled in 1963 to Central America, where he is now reputed to be the wealthiest man in Honduras. He shows up as one of the backers of the 2009 coup that...

Do Not Be Pressured Into Signing Last Minute Joint Return

by admin | Apr 14, 2015 | Tax

This post was originally published on Forbes April 14th, 2015 Are you the half of a married couple whose entire role in the family’s tax drama is to “sign here” in a last minute April 15 fire drill? Particularly if your relationship is in rocky...